The classification of Angelica and related genera (Archangelica, Coelopleurum, Czernaevia, Ostericum, etc.) is complex and controversial, and many species are known only from a few specimens. A comprehensive revision of this large group, including new collections and analyses of DNA sequence data, is needed before any major changes to the traditional classification can be accepted.

Angelicataiwaniana S. S. Ying (Quart. J. Chin. Forest. 8(4): 125. 1975) was described from Taiwan (“Daikwanzan to kwanzan,” 2800 m, N. Fukuyamas.n., holotype, TAI). However, it is not treated in this account as it is imperfectly known.